El Salvador battles it out with multinational
When Corporations Sue Governments
An international gold mining company is refusing to accept the Salvadorean government's decision to expel it from the country for the...
Mexico: Ayotzinapa parents interviewed
Hilda and Mrio González are convinced their son Cesar Manuel is still alive. "The official version is a lie," they say.
Climate Change: follow the Alternative Summit
Peru-based Servindi provides a valuable service to follow the Peoples' Summit.
“We are heading for the abattoir” says Brazilian scientist Antonio Nobre
As the UN climate talks in Lima approach, a leading Brazilian scientist, member of the IPCC, calls urgently for a massive programme of tree replanting to try to stem the catastrophic climate change that Brazil is already experiencing.
Peru: Fair trade gold? Some mistake, surely!
Sotrami, a gold mining company near Ayacucho has achieved Fair Trade certification.
Return to Nicaragua documentary screening
Filmed between 1985 and 1991 by the British director Marc Karlin (1943-1999)
Brazil: landless people achieve advances in the face of government indifference
A documentary film describing an MST settlement in Rio Grande do Sul
Nicaragua: protests against canal are growing
Government secrecy and the threat to communities fuel opposition to this vast project.
Nicaragua: pros and cons of the interoceanic canal
The costs and benefits of the Punta Gorda - Brito route to supplement and replace the Panama Canal.
Peru: The Conga mine casts its shadow over local elections
Gregorio Santos, in prison for opposing the Conga gold and copper mine, is elected regional president.